BLAST.famy
volume 1 ish 5
August 19/1994
!!!! SPECIAL RELIGIOUS INTOLERANCE ISSUE !!!!
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| You will be flogged for being right |
| and flogged for being wrong, and it |
| hurts both ways -but it doesn't hurt |
| as much when you're right. |
| -Hunter S. Thompson |
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PUNK NATION: A Viable Threat by Example by AspirinKid
ANNOUNCEMENTS: BLAST.famy now in the UmicH E-text archives,
Landslide sound-bites now on the Web
PUBLIC SERVICE INFOMERCIAL: The Beast of the Apocalypse: 666,
a giant self-programming computer
!*@# REVIEWS: More musical judgement from Exclaim's
specially-trained-review-squad
BILEOUS VENOM: Why I think all christians should be lined up
against a wall and shot (except the United Church)
E-ZINES GALORE: Entries from John Labovitz's E-Zine list that
you find to be of interest.
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Author: aspirinkid@aol.com ( AspirinKid )
Subject: PUNK NATION: A Viable Threat by Example
Date: 1 Aug 1994 19:46:06 -0400
I would like to take this opportunity to inject a few somewhat alien ideas
into the tired discourse concerning major labels. Since the debate has
long-since stagnated within the hallowed pages of MMR's letters section,
it may possibly be rescued here; after all, it is an important issue and
deserves attention.
The following are points in favor of punk bands signing, though albeit put
forth more as ideas than beliefs as I remain opposed to corporate America
co-opting punk music, etc. Anyway, I offer these as stimualtion:
1. The outrageous money for which a band signs constitutes a
redistribution of wealth in the sense that the money previously reserved
for the private extravagance of the typical purveyors of so-called
"corporate rock" is being channeled into the punk scene. For example,
bands like Jawbox and Bad Religion run their own indy labels (de Soto and
Epitaph respectively). The excess capital generated by "For Your Own
Special Sweetheart" is redirected to put records out by much smaller bands
via deSoto. If this does not happen, which I suspect it does, it is a
possibility worth investigating.
2. Punk claims to be interested in change. In fact, punk ideology, to the
extent that a unified ideology exists within any underground culture, is
decidedly political. Therefore, major label distribution, including access
to MTV and major radio venues, constitutes an injection of much needed,
highly intelligent cultural criticism into public discourse. Again, this
does not apply in all cases but is, like the preceeding point, a potential
that has in some cases been realized. Of course the influence of lyrics is
a contestable notion but nonetheless, I can't help but think that the
American consciousness would sooner benefit from the lyrics of bands like
Bad Religion or even Green Day than Guns & Roses or the like. Punk is in a
position to have real cultural and political influence/power.
I'll end this already lengthy post with that second point. But before
signing off on it, I would like to make a proposal which I hope will
stimulate debate. How about the establishment of a collective whose
primary objective would be to pool the tremendous capital from major label
punk bands and use it to create a viable alternative in many fields? For
example, the grounds for a commune could be purchaced by the collective
which would house not only punks but various facilities including all
means necessary for the production of vinyl, cds and cassettes, a studio,
publishing equipment, a venue for shows, and much more. It could be a
greatly expanded Gillman but would not be subject to landlord
approval/hassle; it would be OWNED by the collective. So then, the
decadent capital generated by punks "selling out" could be used to create
a "Punk Nation:" a viable threat by example and a political/cultural force
powerful enough to make itself felt in the dominant culture.
Just ideas. Comments, etc. are welcome and can be either posted or sent
direct. Hopefully this will stimulate a new thread which will transcend
the original ideas put forth here and re-invigorate the long-stagnant
debate.
My address: AspirinKid@aol.com
Feel free to use it, replies guaranteed.
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* + * Well, I was poking my head in the University of Michigan etext
archives today, snagging a missed issue of Scream Baby, and the new
Journal of American Underground Computing, when lo and behold
I notice a directory by this zine's name with the premier
ish festering in there all by it's lonesome, so I uploaded
the rest. If you're in want of back issues, they can be
found at the amazingly-huge etext/zine archives at:
etext.archive.umich.edu /pub/Zines/Blastfamy
(Note: The latest copy of the aforementioned two zines
I was DL'ing can also be found on the Online Shmooze
zines page http://www.io.org/~pwcasual ...plug, plug, plug)
* + * Without experiencing any fear whatsoever, LANDSLIDE has
uploaded sound-bites to the World Wide Web. Seeing as
major-labels have to check their undies for shit-stains
after mere contemplation of the prospect, the band said:
"Here it is, copyright be damned". After all, if you want
to spend 40 minutes downloading a 1 minute sound-bite for
the purpose of bootlegging, go nuts. I can't see it
being all that lucrative. If on the other hand you want to
listen to the bites, to glean what LANDSLIDE sounds like,
before you as a consumer make a purchasing decision about
`Songs in the Key of Disaster', go right ahead, that's
what they're there for. You can find it at the Online Shmooze's
URL cited in above item. Append "/landslide.html" to it to
go straight to LANDSLIDE's page.
I tell ya it's all one BIG coNSPirAcy
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This Leaflet is a gift
This leaflet is a free gift from the Pilgrims of Saint Michael, of
Rougemont, Quebec. Copies of this leaflet have been mailed to millions
of homes throughout Canada in order to inform the population of these
important issues....
The Beast of the Apocalypse: 666
A gigantic self-programming Computer
by Gilberte Cote-Mercier
The Beast is a gigantic three story computer located in the
administrative building of the headquarters of the Common Market.
That monster is a self-programming computer that has more than one
hundred sources distributing entries. Experts in programming have
perfected a plan that will handle by computer all of the world's
trade.
This master plan would imply a system of digital enumeration of each
human being on earth. Thus the computer would give each inhabitant of
the world a number to be used for each purchase or sale, removing the
problem of present credit cards. The number would be invisibly tatooed
by laser, either on the forehead or on the back of the hand. This
would establish a walking credit card system. And the number could be
seen only through infrared scanners, installed in special verification
counters or in business places.
666
Dr. Eldeman pointed out that by using three entries of six digits
each, every inhabitant of the world would be given a distinct credic
card number.
World Money
Other officials of the Common Market believe that present chaos and
disorder, due to a mysterious cause, show the need of a world money,
of an international print that would possibly put an end to paper
money and coins. In their place, credit notes would be exchanged by
the means of a world bank's clearing house.
No member could buy or sell without first being given such a numbered
imprint.
The directors of the Common Market are now convinced that world order
demands, on the allegiance of peace and politics, a new world system
of trade and numbering.
A single individual would have, within reach, the number of any
inhabitant of the earth. This could be either an instrument of peace
or a weapon of dictatorship.
When one of the leading heads of the common market was asked what
would happen if someone objected to the system and refused to
cooperate, he answered rather bluntly: "We would be obliged to have
recourse to force to bring him to conform to the new requirements."
Henry Spaak, who was the founder of the European Common Market, and
General Secretary of NATO, said in one of his speeches:
"We don't want another committee, we already have enough of them. What
we want is a MAN OF SUCH STATURE that he be capable to gain the
allegiance of peace and politics to pull us out of the economic chaos
into which we are sinking. Send us this man, and, be he god or demon,
we will welcome him."
THE FINANCIERS: SUPREME MASTERS
Today, through their economic control, the Financiers prepare an
absolute world political control.
They will rule universally and totally, raised at the top of both
civil powers united: politics and economics.
Europe's Common Market seems to be the first step towards the world
political government, And the electronic computer will be that "man of
such stature" that he may command, watch, register, check, censor,
punish all the men of all the nations, "each human being of the
earth". This computer is really much more than a man, it is a
heartless superhuman, with diabolic intelligence....
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E X C L A I M M A G A Z I N E R E V I E W S
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More from the bottomless-pit of indie product reviewed
monthly in !*@# (email exclaim@io.org). Only short one's
this month. I'm entering these manually `cause I inadvertently
deleted this month's review file. I feel too stupid about it
to bug Ian to e-mail another... (yeah, I was stoned)
PROPHECY OF THE HATED
(GOTH INDUSTRY, PO BOX 913, GLENDALE, AZ 85311)
Four tracks of cool goth/industrial music by Alain
Haris' one-man project. I can hear traces of Christian Death,
Sisters of Mercy and Remission-era Skinny Puppy on this
release. A very professionally done demo with excellent
production and packaging. Worth keeping an eye on.
-Josh Dixon
SUN
JAM HOUSE WAH
(CARGO)
Formed in 1990, German exports Sun manage a full body
assault with their debut release, Jam House Wah. This three
piece power house create a maelstrom with precision and mind-
numbing intensity. Sun's simple and forceful, at times coming
across like Pearl Jam in a blender. The harder moments are even
more intensified when considered in light of the acoustic track
"Plastic Roses", which exposes Sun's contrasts and melodic
diversity. These guys rock so hard and heavy, they almost
defy description. If the description so far intrigues you,
go and check this CD out and see for yourself, you won't be
disappointed.
-R. D. Collins
TEN WINGS
WISHING WELL
(C'EST LA MORT)
"There is no greatness...in safeness." So say Ten Wings
on the sleeve of Wishing Well. But alas, verily doth this be one
extremely bad excuse for a record which purports to be in the
vanguard of a brave new pop experience. Okay. I'll cut the crap.
This sucks in ways that aren't even worth wasting time discussing.
Nice strings, nice guitars - and it's a stretch coming up with
such flattery. Ten Wings are Roxette, except not as polished.
There is no greatness in safeness. Quite.
-Erin Hawkins
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Oh my Yod Ve Hod Ve!
Throw `em to Lions by markjr@io.org
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Ok, right off the bat I'll state for the record that I'm not
serious about the eradication of all god-fearing folk. That
was just to get your attention. It's a mechanism called
"journalistic sensationalism", and 90% of the media industry
couldn't exist without it. In a nutshell this is a rant
inspired by the recent UN mouth-fart session on world population.
Down to business. I've had it up to here with religious freaks
causing more damage than anything else to the world at large.
Words cannot convey the extent to which my blood boils in
response to the Papacy's opposition to birth control in
the Third World (or in any world for that matter). In this
day and age that is not only manipulative, puritan and
authoritarian, it's dangerous and harmful. Let's spell
it out for the Cathaholics in nice, simple, easy-to-understand
terms: THERE ARE TOO MANY PEOPLE ON THIS PLANET. In lieu of
birth control, other forms of population control will occur,
whether the Vatican says it's ok or not.
Warfare, mass starvation, disease, ecological collapse, whatever.
One way or another the number of humans alive WILL BE CUT DOWN
TO A MANAGEABLE NUMBER. It's up to us to decide if that number
will be a positive integer. Which would you prefer?
I say we go with whatever causes the least amount of
property damage. My suggestion is that the Catholic Church
should be indicted at the World Court of the Hague, on charges
of criminal negligence causing widespread misery and death.
Furthermore, regardless of how the case comes out, I think
the Catholic church should have their tax-exempt status
REVOKED in all the nations of the earth. A significant portion
of funds derived going to third-world aid, and some as compensation
to families of abortion clinic staffers who get whacked by
brainless right-to-life zealots. End of discussion.
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Albert Hofmann's Strange Mistake
"A hypertext 'zine commemorating the 51st anniversary of the
accidental discovery of LSD, 16 April, 1943. The document contains
archives by authorities from Albert Hofmann to Abbie Hoffman,
hypertext fac/tion on CIA-sponsored acid tests, and testimonials
solicited from users all over the world."
Editor(s): Bobby Rabyd
Format: Storyspace hypertext application (Mac/PC)
FTP: ftp.brown.edu: /pub/bobby_rabyd/
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Fat Nipples
"Essays, thoughts, poetry and more on the subjects of politics, punk
rock, personal problems, the "underground" scene, etc."
Editor(s): Chris Conway
Format: ASCII text
Frequency: approximately once every four months
Postal: Fat Nipples, c/o Chris, P.O. Box 2554, Trenton, NJ
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Holy Temple of Mass Consumption
"Articles, opinions, reviews, and artwork of a loosely-defined
collection of cranks, weirdos, freaks, net.personalities,
curmudgeons, and anyone else who turns us on at the time. Commentary
on nearly everything, with particular attention to societal decay in
general and mass-media conspiracy programming in particular. Or
anything else we decide to write about, with strong ties to the
finest SubGenius traditions."
Editor(s): Wayne Aiken
Format: ASCII text
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Postal: HToMC, PO Box 30904, Raleigh, NC 27622-0904, USA
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People's Freedom Alliance
"It's a magazine compiling info about explosives and weaponsmithing,
drug and hallucenogenic making, and hacking and phone phreaking."
Editor(s): Karl Trunk
Craig Jolley
Format: ASCII text
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Scream Baby
"What do I want? Besides world peace, a sexy Mexican maid, and
someone to use their fucking brains around here, I want a really
good all-encompassing-sub-culture zine. Music, literature, art,
television, film, weird space-time kinks, events, information, news,
humor, interviews, and re:views of 'Stuff I Think Is Cool.' Not all
at once, of course. Each issue of Scream Baby will come out whenever
I can scrape together 25-30 kilobytes of really good stuff."
Editor(s): Blade X
Format: ASCII text
Gopher: etext.archive.umich.edu: Zines/ScreamBaby
gopher.well.sf.ca.us: Publications
FTP: etext.archive.umich.edu: /pub/Zines/ScreamBaby/
Other: WWIVNet: 46@5285
Tejas BBS (+1 512 467-0663) (16.8 HST modem)
(this one gets my nod of approval. In fact it was about 2:00 am
one night a few months ago when I was exposed to this. After reading
the submission guidelines, [Fuck you, start your own e-zine] the
first issue of BLAST.famy was transmitted about 2 hours later)
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The Terrorist Profile Weekly
"contains a description of a major terrorist groups' whereabouts,
area of operations, training, manpower as well as funding and other
trivia."
Editor(s): Chris DiBona
Format: ASCII text
Frequency: once a week on Wednesdays
Email: To subscribe write a message with "subscribe
terrorist" in the subject line. Past issues
available on request.
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I should mention at this point that this is the end of the issue, and that
the procedure outlined below pertains to BLAST.famy, and not the above entry.
(a poor editorial/layout scheme on my part I admit..)
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